Compositional writing - conclusions/作文の書いて：終わり
The conclusion (終わり) is the finish. It sometimes repeats the idea of the topic, in different words, and is a way to end your writing that shows that you have completed your thoughts on your topic.
Let's look at our original example of the student writing about university life from Part 1:
University is a whole new world for me, and I will tell you how. My life at my university is good and I have made many friends here. The classes are hard, but so far I enjoy this school. But it is more than just about studying. It is a life unlike the one I had in high school.
In high school, I went to school with kids I grew up with from my elementary school days. In my university, however, I go to classes with all different kinds of people, and even some from other countries. For example, in my history class I sit next to a student from Malaysia. I have never met anyone from Malaysia before, so I am learning as much about culture as I am about history in that class. It is incredible! In my Japanese class, there are students from eight different countries, and each one of them speak great English. Some of them could already speak two or three other languages before they came to this university.
Right now, the university is preparing for the school festival, and I cannot wait to see the food stands they will have and all the different kinds of food from all over the world they will serve. I can sample Indian curry, Turkish kebabs, souvlaki from Greece, and roast pork from Nigeria. Even more, I can also see an Ethiopian coffee ceremony, and try Korean herb tea with some great Thai sweets.
Now let's imagine this is a short composition. As a conclusion, here's how the writer might bring together the ideas in the writing to finish the composition up:
There are many more things to say about university life, and this is only one thing. But it is something rich that shows how different it is from the world of my high school. Without a plane ticket or a passport, I have already met people from other cultures and places. I am looking forward to the day when I really do have a plane ticket and passport. Where will I go? I do not know, but I am excited to find out.
I hope this helps you to write paragraphs and compositions in English!
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